Book Impression: Lamb by Christopher Moore

A few years ago I read an entire book before realizing I had already read it. I looked back at my Goodreads read list and realized I had no memory of about half of the books on there. So I built a new habit – (almost) every time I finish a book, I word-vomit my thoughts and emotions into a note on my phone. Sometimes they’re brief, sometimes they’re long-longwinded, sometimes they just ramble…and now I’m putting them here. Please enjoy the madness.


This book was ridiculous at times but I really liked it. I’m not sure if somebody more religious would not like it (but a churchgoing friend of mine said she did). Being Jewish, I don’t know much about Jesus. And being a bad student of religion, I don’t know much about the Bible and the stories. This book addressed them in a relatable way. And I like the way it treated the great religious figures as actual human beings because a lot of times when you read about ancient peoples, especially with the language used, you forget that all humans are essentially similar and children back in biblical times probably acted at least a little bit like children in modern times.

Even though the majority of the book was cracking jokes and pushing boundaries, it managed to be deep without feeling forced at times. It was nice to see a figure like Jesus humanized and show how he would have factored into real life back then, how some people would have perceived him differently, and how he could have been helped by somebody as “sinful” (but ultimately loving) as Biff. Particularly liked the bit where Maggie asks how Biff isn’t just awestruck all the time and he’s basically like “I can’t be awestruck all the time…he doesn’t need that. He needs me to be his friend and take care of him.” I didn’t love the ending. It felt too abrupt and like an easy out but I guess I don’t know what ending would have made it better.